Help for the journey

Open my eyes, that I may behold         wondrous things out of your law.     I am a sojourner on the earth;         hide not your commandments from me! Psalm 119:18-19 ESV Spurgeon comments on Psalm 119:17-24, our passage for today: In this section the trials of the way appear to be manifest … More Help for the journey

Afraid of bad news?

    For the righteous will never be moved;         he will be remembered forever.     He is not afraid of bad news;         his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.     His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,         until he looks in triumph on his adversaries. (Psalm 112:6-8 … More Afraid of bad news?

Spurgeon: Our road to glory runs by the rivers of grief

Have you ever read Psalm 105 and counted how many times either God says, “I DID___” or how many times the Psalmist says, “HE (God) DID ______”   Try it today! Here is one example from Psalm 105:16-17  When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread,  he had sent a man ahead … More Spurgeon: Our road to glory runs by the rivers of grief

A day in Psalm 102

Charles H. Spurgeon comments in The Treasury of David: In the first part of the Psalm, Ps 102:1-11, the moaning monopolizes every verse, the lamentation is unceasing, sorrow rules the hour. The second portion, from Ps 102:12-28, has a vision of better things, a view of the gracious Lord, and his eternal existence, and care … More A day in Psalm 102

Mercy and Justice

    I will sing of steadfast love and justice;         to you, O LORD, I will make music. Psalm 101:1 ESV God intermixeth mercy with affliction: he steeps his sword of justice in the oil of mercy; there was no night so dark, but Israel had a pillar of fire in it; there is … More Mercy and Justice

Spurgeon: He will do this best who is most in love with Jesus

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises! — Psalm 98:4 Charles H. Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David,  says: There is no fear of our being too hearty in magnifying the God of our salvation, only we must take care the song comes from the heart, … More Spurgeon: He will do this best who is most in love with Jesus

All in all

For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.—Psalm 95:3 Charles Spurgeon, from the Treasury of David: No doubt the surrounding nations imagined Jehovah to be a merely local deity, the god of a small nation, and therefore one of the inferior deities; the psalmist utterly repudiates such an idea. Idolaters … More All in all

Sovereign Master

C. H. Spurgeon on Psalm 93 (Treasury of David): Whatever opposition may arise, his throne is unmoved; he has reigned, does reign, and will reign for ever and ever. Whatever turmoil and rebellion there may be beneath the clouds, the eternal King sits above all in supreme serenity; and everywhere he is really Master, let … More Sovereign Master

Through Christ

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” —Psalm 91:1-2 (Read-through-the Bible passage for today) What does it mean to “dwell” with God? How is that possible? Charles … More Through Christ